People in Tasmania who were born in India

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,467 people in Tasmania who were born in India. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female.

Of the population born in India who usually live in Tasmania, 12.6% were aged 0 - 14 years and 11.5% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Tasmania who were born in India was 32 years.

Of people in Tasmania aged 15 years and over who were born in India, 69.6% were married, 1.4% were separated, and 3.9% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Tasmania and who were born in India the median age of married people was 37 years. Of people never married, the median age was 24 years.

Of the population born in India who usually live in Tasmania, 26.5% were attending an educational institution. There were 7.6% in primary school, 4.0% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, 53.6% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 12.8% from 2001 - 2005.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, 42.1% were Australian citizens.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India and had a spouse or partner, 84.8% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 13.2% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, the most common responses to the religion question were Hinduism 46.4%, Sikhism 11.5%, Catholic 10.6%, No Religion 7.4% and Anglican 6.5%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, 27.6% spoke English only at home. A further 66.7% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Tasmania of people who were born in India and who were in the labour force, 60.1% worked full-time, 28.4% worked part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India and who were employed, 36.3% worked 40 hours or more per week and 28.3% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India the median age for those who were employed full-time was 35, while the median age for those employed part-time was 31.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 47.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Managers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals 13.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 10.3%, State Government Administration 7.0%, Medical Services 4.0% and School Education 3.1%.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India, the personal weekly median income was $587. Family median weekly income was $1,397 and Household median weekly income was $1,336.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Tasmania 62.8% of employed people who were born in India, travelled to work on census day by car, while 5.9% travelled by bus or train.

In Tasmania 70.4% of people who were born in India did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 31.5% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Tasmania of people who were born in India and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in India and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in India. Of these families, 52.6% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in India and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in India. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,712 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,322.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Tasmania. They are for families where the reference person was born in India and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in India. Of these families, 15.3% of families had both parents working full-time, 20.6% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 16.7% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in India, 63.4% were a separate house, 26.4% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 9.7% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in India, 31.2% had two bedrooms, 35.5% had three bedrooms and 23.0% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Tasmania. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in India, 24.3% were owned outright, 26.6% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,863 and the median weekly rent paid was $245.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in India' includes households in Tasmania where at least one person was born in India. Of those households, 72.6% were one family households and 16.2% were lone person households.